Chinese, Americans lead Forbes’ 2016 list of 100 Richest In Tech

The combined worth of the list is estimated at 892 billion U.S. dollars, representing a 6-percent growth on a year-on-year basis.

Against the backdrop of weak global economic recovery, the world’s tech industry seems unaffected, especially in the United States and Asia.

[dropcap color=”#008040″ boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”8px” class=”” id=””]F[/dropcap]orbes’ newly released 2016 list of 100 Richest In Tech shows that 75 percent of the titans on the list are from the United States and China, with 51 and 24 tech founders and investors respectively.

The combined worth of the list is estimated at 892 billion U.S. dollars, representing a 6-percent growth on a year-on-year basis.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates continues to be the richest billionaire in tech, as well as the richest person in the world, with a fortune estimated at 78 billion dollars.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is listed as the second with 66.2 billion dollars, followed by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who climbed from fourth to third place with 54 billion dollars.